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City of Grand Rapids

Welcome

This page has been designed to keep residents informed and updated on issues relative to the current flood conditions.Residents are encouraged to report unsafe conditions on City roads to the Public Services department at 456-3232.Currently, all access to Riverside Park is closed to foot and motor traffic. Please check for updates here, on the City’s web page specifically designedfor emergency updating:update.grcity.us

Flood-Related Damage Survey Form for Businesses and Institutions

The City of Grand Rapids needs accurate and timely information about this incident (water/rain event for the period of April 18 through April 22) in order to determine it overall impacts, and to facilitate appropriate response and recovery efforts. The information you provide will help aid in determining the nature, scope, magnitude, extent of loss, and anticipated duration of the incident (this form serves only to estimate the full amount of damage to the community). Please fill out this form completely and submit it by Wednesday May, 1, 2013 to Scott Engerson, City Assessor by email sengerso@grand-rapids.mi.us or by mail 300 Monroe Avenue, NW, Assessors Office, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Clilck here to see form

Flood Relief Donations

We have received inquiries from generous citizens with offers of donations to help offset some of the expenses incurred for the flood relief efforts. The City Treasurer’s Office will be receiving donations and providing for the acknowledgments for the individuals helping out.

Donations to the City of Grand Rapids for the flood relief can be contributed as follows:

Call ph. 456-3020 - The Treasurer’s Office will provide you a credit card form (the form is also available at www.grcity.us/floodrelief)

If sending a check, please make it payable to GR Treasurer – Flood Relief and send it to the City Treasurer’s Office at the address:300 Monroe Ave. NW Rm. 220 , Grand Rapids, MI 49503

A “STATE OF EMERGENCY” - WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU

Click Here to Read Declaration and Continuation of a State of Emergency

Traffic Alerts

All roads have been re-opened in Grand Rapids

Grand River-Current Level/Prediction as of 10am

Sufficient Volunteers Responded

The City is grateful for the several hundred people who made their way to the Public Services building at 201 Market to help fill sandbags on Sunday, April 21. The response was nothing short of spectacular, before 9am we had 300 people ready to help. As of now we have reached our goal with volunteers and no more assistance is needed. Still, we will communicate with the public if our need for volunteers increases again. Thank you to all who have supported our community through this trying time.

FREE Sand Bags

The City of Grand Rapids is making FREE sandbags available to individuals in our community for protection of personal property as flooding continues into the weekend. People will be limited to a maximum of 100 bags per household.